Battle of Kalisz
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The Battle of Kalisz took place on 29 October 1706 in Kalisz, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Great Northern War. The battle was fought by Russian cavalry along with allied Saxon and Polish forces, led by commander Aleksandr Menshikov; against a smaller Swedish force headed by colonel Arvid Axel Mardefelt and resulted in an allied victory. By this time the Polish forces under Augustus the Strong had signed a peace treaty with the Swedes, but August had delayed informing his Russian allies, leading to the battle.
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Battle of Kalisz | |||||||
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Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||
Augustus II in the Battle of Kalisz | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Swedish Empire Warsaw Confederation |
Saxony Tsardom of Russia Sandomierz Confederation | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Arvid Axel Mardefelt (POW) Józef Potocki (POW) |
Augustus II the Strong Alexander Danilovich Menshikov Adam Mikołaj Sieniawski | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
14,000:[1] 4,358 Swedes 9,000–10,000 Poles and Lithuanians 10 artillery pieces |
30,000:[2] 5,000 Saxons 9,000 Russians 7,000 Poles and Lithuanians 2,500 - 9,000 Cossacks and Kalmyks 17 artillery pieces | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
4,900:[3] 2,000 killed 2,900 captured |
3,000:[3] 1,300 killed 1,600 wounded | ||||||
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